coda Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Jean Makoun gets the third for Cameroon against Tunisia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Cameroun almost there now. Looks it will be exactly the same African qualifiers as last time. I wanted Tunisia to lose simply because they were the team benefiting from Cape Verde being kicked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hopefully Burkina faso will make it, Africa needs a new face given how dismal they all were last time bar Ghana. Would've liked to have seen Egypt finally get back to the world cup aswell, rough luck for them to get Ghana while Nigeria get Ethopia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 J2M gets another. We should sign him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 But will the new face of Burkina Faso do any better then the previous/current qualifiers? I seriously doubt it. Plus with regards to the African teams it's always nice to have 1 Arab African and 4 sub Saharan African teams - a nice balance. If Burkina qualify it will be 5 sub Saharan African teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I still shudder when I remember the England Algeria game in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimzk5 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 African teams generally are awful at tournaments because the players aren't that good barring a hand full from each team and then usually the teams are in chaos when they get there because the manager is sacked before the tournament in favour of a European coach with some minor success and players aren't being paid there fees and bonuses fir qualifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Cameroon qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voinjama Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I think Ghana are the strongest African team again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Wales should be doing matter. They have arguably the best premier league midfield on form and the world's most expensive player at their disposal. Yes they lack depth but Iceland have Kari Arnason of Rotherham playing at centre half for them so it's not like they have a world class player in each position. Not sure giving Coleman another two years is the correct decision though. A Welshman will always tell you that Wales is a Rugby Union country first and a Football country second. Could it be that their best athletes tend to gravitate towards egg chasing? Winning the six nations seems a higher priority for the Welsh psyche than qualifying for the World Cup. Edited November 17, 2013 by The_Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 I still shudder when I remember the England Algeria game in 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0_rEDCAsxA speak for yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRS-T Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Wales rugby team sell out the Millennium Stadium while Wales football team play in a half empty Cardiff City stadium. Then again Cardiff and Swansea sell out every week in the Premier League. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 17, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 17, 2013 A Welshman will always tell you that Wales is a Rugby Union country first and a Football country second. Could it be that their best athletes tend to gravitate towards egg chasing? Winning the six nations seems a higher priority for the Welsh psyche than qualifying for the World Cup.That's a very valid point. In a comparison of countries with small populations and where one of them is successful at another sport, it's a valid excuse that they don't have enough to go around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Wales rugby team sell out the Millennium Stadium while Wales football team play in a half empty Cardiff City stadium. Then again Cardiff and Swansea sell out every week in the Premier League. Welsh fans tend to come out in force when their team is on course to qualify which obviously isn't very often. They were getting 70k no problem at the Millenium stadium during the euro 2004 qualifers when they made the play offs and getting 30k at the Cardiff Arms park during the world cup 1994 qualifers when Paul Boden missed that infamous penalty. Was reading an article on that on BBC, find it stange an LB was taking that penalty when Gary Speed, Hughes, Dean Saunders and Ian Rush were all on the pitch I think. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 African teams generally are awful at tournaments because the players aren't that good barring a hand full from each team and then usually the teams are in chaos when they get there because the manager is sacked before the tournament in favour of a European coach with some minor success and players aren't being paid there fees and bonuses fir qualifying Yeah nail on head. African teams are shambolically run generally, just look at the amount of ineligible players played in games which meant results were overturned. Cameroon and Nigeria were both looking good in the 90s, both won Olympic gold, both had top players at euro clubs and both were always likely to progress from their groups. Now you look at the respective squads and they are both very very average. I would like to see Burkina Faso make it as it's purely a new name and Algeria barely did anything in 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 you forgot to mention that nearly always 1 African team threatens strike action over unpaid bonuses, am sure was Cameroon in 2010, even Nigeria did it in confederations cup this year. its a real joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 17, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 17, 2013 Jim mentioned the bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 ah so he did. My bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted November 17, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted November 17, 2013 A Welshman will always tell you that Wales is a Rugby Union country first and a Football country second. Could it be that their best athletes tend to gravitate towards egg chasing? Winning the six nations seems a higher priority for the Welsh psyche than qualifying for the World Cup.That's a very valid point. In a comparison of countries with small populations and where one of them is successful at another sport, it's a valid excuse that they don't have enough to go around.What sport are the Scots good at, though?Besides heroin, binge drinking, and deep-frying? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) A Welshman will always tell you that Wales is a Rugby Union country first and a Football country second. Could it be that their best athletes tend to gravitate towards egg chasing? Winning the six nations seems a higher priority for the Welsh psyche than qualifying for the World Cup. That's a very valid point. In a comparison of countries with small populations and where one of them is successful at another sport, it's a valid excuse that they don't have enough to go around. What sport are the Scots good at, though? Besides heroin, binge drinking, and deep-frying? They can also start an argument in an empty room... Edited November 17, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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